TIP OF THE DAY: NEEDLE’S…
JANUARY WILL BE 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN SEWING.
I HAD BOUGHT MY LAWN MOWER (MY SEWING MACHINE) MONTH’S BEFORE THAT AND WASN’T SURE IF I WANTED TO TEACH MYSELF OR IF I WANTED TO TAKE A CLASS. I WENT WITH TAKING A CLASS AND THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE IT SOONER.
FOR THE FIRST 8 MONTH’S AFTER MY FIRST CLASS I WOULD COME HOME FROM WORK AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE SEWING MACHINE. I WENT INTO TOTE BAG PRODUCTION, I MADE ENOUGH TO LAST ME 10 YEARS LOL
I GAVE SO MANY TOTES AWAY.
THE GIRLS AT WORK AND THE SISTER LOVED IT.
8 MONTH’S, 50+ TOTE BAGS LATER MY LAWN MOWER STARTED MAKING THIS FUNNY NOISE. I HAD NOT EVEN HAD IT A YEAR AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR. I DIDN’T PAY VERY MUCH FOR HER SO I WAS WORRIED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT AND I DIDN’T KNOW THAT IT WAS WORTH IT. I FIGURED I’D GET A NEW ONE DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THEY SAID IT WOULD BE.
I KEPT SEWING WITH IT NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE NOISE, UNTIL ONE DAY I WAS MAKING A PET SCREEN POUCH AND THE NEEDLE BROKE. I CHANGED THE NEEDLE AND WOULDN’T YOU KNOW, IT FIXED THE NOISE. HA HA HA
ALL I NEEDED TO DO TO MAKE THAT FUNNY NOISE GO AWAY WAS CHANGE THE NEEDLE.
SINCE THEN, I CHANGE THE NEEDLE ONCE A MONTH OR EVERY 5-7 PROJECTS DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF FABRIC I AM USING.
SO THAT IS MY TIP OF THE DAY, CHANGE YOUR NEEDLE OFTEN. NOT ONLY WILL IT AVOID THE FUNNY NOISE ON YOUR MACHINE BUT NEW NEEDLES ALWAYS WORK BETTER WITH YOUR THREAD.
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December 18th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
that’s a good tip! i had been thinking about doing the sewing class thing just to take up a “crafty” hobby… I just might.
December 18th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
good tip miss yoyo – i think people will be able to appreciate the importance of changing needles thanks to you sharing a personal story about your experience with it. nice work!
December 20th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
happy soon to be 3 years!! I’m so proud of you!!
December 20th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
THANK YOU LADIES